The Ultimate Western Civilization Quiz!
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- 1.The ___________, or away of the ancestors,a were tried and true values that had been handed down in Roman tradition.
- A.
Virtus
- B.
Lares
- C.
Patria potestas
- D.
Mos maiorum
- E.
Penates
- 2.The legendary first king of Rome, ______, devised the plan to steal the Sabine women and make them Roman wives.
- A.
Alexander the Great
- B.
Cicero
- C.
Romulus
- D.
Cato
- E.
Gaius Gracchus
- 3._________ was the chief deity of the Romans, corresponding to the Greek god Zeus.
- A.
Juno
- B.
Romulus
- C.
Vesta
- D.
Capitoline
- E.
Jupiter
- 4.The _______ tended the eternal flame that guaranteed the state's permanent existence and formed Rome's only female priesthood.
- A.
Lupercalias
- B.
Vestal Virgins
- C.
Lares
- D.
Penates
- E.
Sabines
- 5.The _______ festival honored the Italian deity of liberation and temporarily inverted the social order by having masters act as waiters to their slaves at a banquet.
- A.
Lupercalia
- B.
Auspices
- C.
Veii
- D.
Saturnalia
- E.
Italia
- 6.The degree of influence of the ____________ over the development of Rome is currently in considerable dispute.
- A.
Etruscans
- B.
Greeks
- C.
Egyptians
- D.
Persians
- E.
Gauls
- 7.According to legend, the kings of Rome were overthrown when _________was raped by the son of King Tarquin the Proud.
- A.
Tullia
- B.
Livia
- C.
Lucretia
- D.
Cornelia
- E.
Sabine
- 8.The ___________ were former consuls who were elected every five years to elect new senators.
- A.
Quaestors
- B.
Aediles
- C.
Jurists
- D.
Censors
- E.
Tribunes
- 9.Senators with legal expertise offered advice as ___________ in legal cases, operating as private citizens rather than officials.
- A.
Quaestors
- B.
Aediles
- C.
Jurists
- D.
Censors
- E.
Tribunes
- 10.The ________ were elected by the plebeians to protect their interests against patrician domination.
- A.
Quaestors
- B.
Aediles
- C.
Jurists
- D.
Censors
- E.
Tribunes
- 11.The Romans had their bloodiest loss ever when Hannibal defeated them at ___________ during the Second Punic War.
- A.
Zama
- B.
Latium
- C.
Cannae
- D.
Messana
- E.
Numidia
- 12.The Romans finally won the Second Punic War when ____________ invaded the Carthaginian homeland in 202 B.C.E.
- A.
Julius Caesar
- B.
Gaius Gracchus
- C.
Gnaius Marius
- D.
Scipio
- E.
Plautus
- 13.Roman literature was largely inspired by __________________.
- A.
Egyptian culture
- B.
Hebrew culture
- C.
Carthaginian culture
- D.
Etruscan culture
- E.
Greek and Hellenistic culture
- 14.The great orator _____________ formed the doctrine of humanity, which emphasized an appreciation for the uniqueness of each person.
- A.
Cato
- B.
Cicero
- C.
Terence
- D.
Livy
- E.
Fabius Pictor
- 15._______ wrote poems that ridiculed politicians for their sexual behavior.
- A.
Cato
- B.
Cicero
- C.
Terence
- D.
Catullus
- E.
Fabius Pictor
- 16.The social-reforming Gracchi brothers were from the upper class and both served as ______________.
- A.
Latifundae
- B.
Humanitas
- C.
Populares
- D.
Tribunes
- E.
Optimates
- 17.The _________or knights were landowners who in the late republic were wealthy businessmen.
- A.
Populares
- B.
Optimates
- C.
Equites
- D.
Tribunes
- E.
Censors
- 18.Gaius Marius was most popular with the ___________.
- A.
Senate
- B.
Optimates
- C.
Gauls
- D.
Proletarians
- E.
Gracchus brothers
- 19.Sulla gained supreme power by putting down a rebellion in________.
- A.
North Africa
- B.
Italy
- C.
Egypt
- D.
Greece
- E.
Sicily
- 20.In 71 B.C.E. Pompey put down a massive slave rebellion led by __________ that involved 100,000 escaped slaves.
- A.
Regulus
- B.
Accius
- C.
Spartacus
- D.
Masinissa
- E.
Zama
- 21.All of the following describe personal qualities that Roman admired except:
- A.
Virtue, faithfulness, courage, strength, and respect.
- B.
Self-control and avoiding displays of emotion.
- C.
Respect for traditions passed down from previous generations.
- D.
The virtues of men, since women were considered too weak to be virtuous.
- 22.Which of the following best describes the Roman concept of authority and hierarchy?
- A.
They believed that some people were inherently superior to others and that society should be hierarchical.
- B.
They believed that all people were born equal and should be given a chance to prove themselves.
- C.
They believed that society should be divided into different orders based on status and that power should be shared equally among them.
- D.
They believed that aristocrats deserved high respect and that nothing was expected of them in return.
- 23.Which of the following is not true about married women in Rome?
- A.
They exerted indirect political influence through their husbands.
- B.
They were expected to teach values, morals, and virtue to their children.
- C.
They were under the complete control of their husbands' patria potestas.
- D.
They could accumulate property and own businesses.
- 24.The obligations required of patrons and clients are described by all of the following except:
- A.
Client-patron relationships were supposed to endure over generations.
- B.
A patron's most important obligation was to support a client and his family if they got into legal difficulties.
- C.
Clients never had to lend money to their patrons.
- D.
A client had to aid his patron's campaigns for public office by swinging votes his way.
- 25.All of the following are true of Roman educational practices except:
- A.
Learning effective public speaking was extremely important for boys and girls.
- B.
The Roman educational system reflected an admiration of Greek rhetoric and literature.
- C.
Most children were taught at home with wealthy parents hiring tutors for their sons.
- D.
Education prepared women to instill traditional social and moral values in their children.
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